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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
Paulo CostaRound 3Luke Rockhold
16 / 27Sig. strikes9 / 12
59%Accuracy75%
19 / 30Total strikes15 / 20
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1
0Sub. attempts0
2:23Control0:32
3.2Pace / min1.8
82%Control share18%
Paulo Costa
Targethead 63% · body 38% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 81% · clinch 0% · ground 19%
Luke Rockhold
Targethead 67% · body 33% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 89% · clinch 0% · ground 11%
Statistical signals
Output edgePaulo Costa landed 16 significant strikes to 9.Control edgePaulo Costa held 143s of control to 32s.Striking edgeLuke Rockhold struck at 75% accuracy to 59%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
Pace downPaulo Costa's significant-strike pace moved -47% from R2 to R3, 3.2 against 6.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftPaulo Costa's significant-strike accuracy moved -12 pts, 59% against 71%.
Target shiftPaulo Costa's head share of landed strikes moved +16 pts, to 63% head with 38% body and 0% leg.
Phase shiftPaulo Costa's ground share of landed strikes moved +19 pts, to 19% on the ground against 81% at distance.
Control swingPaulo Costa's control time moved +126s, 143s against 17s.
Pace downLuke Rockhold's significant-strike pace moved -61% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 4.6 per minute.
Target shiftLuke Rockhold's head share of landed strikes moved +19 pts, to 67% head with 33% body and 0% leg.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Paulo Costa
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Luke Rockhold
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
73Paulo Costa sig. strikes
51Luke Rockhold sig. strikes
3rounds observed
-61%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Luke Rockhold)
R1
R2
R3
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
